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Tying the Douglas Salmon Camp Swinger
Articulated streamers are quickly becoming some of my favorite patterns to tie at the vise. They are deadly for big trout, bass, pike and even salmon and steelhead, and, contrary to my original impression, they're actually pretty easy to craft. Below, Tim Flagler ties an articulated streamer designed for the lake-run salmon, steelhead and brown…
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Meet West Michigan’s newest STREAM Girls
There’s a new class of STREAM Girls to welcome in West Michigan to thanks to Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore, Trout Unlimited, and some amazing dedicated volunteers. This month 30 Brownies, juniors, and cadettes attended STREAM Girls camp at the Girl Scouts’ Betsy Cutler House located on Bear Creek in Muskegon, Mich. Girl Scout Brownies with their certificates and patches. The girls started their day putting on waders…
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Happy birthday to you, little alevins!
The trout at the Trailside Museum have hatched! Send them your happy birthday messages!
Happy Birthday to out little sac-fry who have hatched today and are doing great. Check them out in the video below and help us give them some names. We need approximately 300 names, which is not an easy task, so we can use all the help we can get. Kids can get help from and…
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A Lahontan cutthroat trout story from someone who knows them best
This TU biologist prefers fish over people and canvas over cameras By Jason Barnes My comfort zone is not in front of a camera. I’d rather be camped out with my field crew planning a season of conservation work and talking about Lahontan cutthroat trout. My crew has historically been my family for the summer, and they are some of the very…
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Reknitting connections
Why do we need wild salmon and steelhead to thrive in the Snake River? Because they make connections. Wild salmon connect the Sawtooth Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. Fish born in the rivers find their way to the sea, only to return at the end of their lives to spawn, die and decay—in the process…
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Trout Unlimited has crafted its own legacy of protection
Legacy. It’s a small word, but it emotes big energy. It means someone — or a group of someones — has left behind a lasting footprint that guides a discipline years, even decades, later. That’s what Trout Unlimited has done. It created a legacy and blazed a trail for others to follow when it comes…
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Keeping a secret, even when the secret’s out
Given its dearth of trout fisheries, the state of New Mexico can boast of very few secret hot spots. One of these, a favorite of mine forever, is prone to extreme high water temperatures during the summer but becomes decent at the end of irrigation season. Its browns and cuttbows come out to play when the leaves turn yellow, hitting…